Well I hope you're ready for this!

Well let's start with the most recent and work backwards...cause that's how I uploaded my pictures! So HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Halloween is of course the best holiday-this year I got to do a lot of Halloween things with work which was so much fun! We had a pumkin carving contest and a carnival.
On Halloween Robert and I went to Chipotle for our free burritos, and then we went with some friends to drink some wassail(also know as deliciousness, yummy, or great apple cider) and watch a fun movie-it was great!

So guess who Robert and I dressed as for the occasion?

Mr. & Mrs. Smith of course! We decided to get name tags to make sure everyone knew who we were :) Even though we already look so much like the originals....

Chipotle get-ups.

Now on to our quick trip to Denver....

Our riding mates Chelsea and Justin....enjoying the back seat.....maybe too much....

Robert and I enjoying the drive....as much as a long ride to Denver can be enjoyed of course!

Obviously here we are going through a tunnel-we didn't want to risk missing the good luck so we held our breath!

Doug Jamie Robert and I at Tyler and Mckenzie's wedding-it was beautiful!
We loved getting to see Doug and Jamie if even for a short time!

And-
My parents came to visit because RYAN IS HOME!!! Here we are at the Logan Temple-I love this Temple! And I love my family :) They were here a full week-it was great to hang out with them in Logan, Sandy, and at our place in Orem.

I'm so excited Ryan is home, can you tell?
Robert and I even got to go with my family to Conference-it was a very special experience!

Robert and I got to go see Cirque de la Symphony in Salt Lake City-it was amazing!

Went to Wendover with Bryce and Jess to a Collective Soul concert-trips are always great with them!!

They were actually really good and I knew more songs than I thought!

Work Paaaarty

I am always up for a fun party and I'd say this one didn't disappoint! Robert's work threw a super fun party for all it's employees. It was at Robert's boss' house(so gorgeous by the way, I totally scoped it out when I went inside to go to the bathroom). It was kind of circus themed, they had some fun games, a dunk tank, swimming, prizes-Robert won the first drawing(skull candy headphones)....and I won the second(Nordstroms giftcard-i won the better prize I'd say), and the most gourmet hotdog and burger layout I've ever seen! Also they had an old fashioned ice cream booth-oh my yum-the best ice cream ever. We had a great time!

Oh just me by some sweet balloons.

Robert took-I mean was given -some of these lollipops to go home with.

The waiters were all dressed up too.

Time to dunk the boss-man

Awww.

I EXPECT BIRTHDAY SONGS

Happy Birthday to ME
August 10th I continued my climb to oldness by turning 22. Since Lauralee's birthday was August 7th and we share the same friends we decided to have a big birthday bash together. We rented out a tumble gym in south Provo and invited some friends. It's always super fun at the tumble gym, while I can't do anything cool I really enjoy watching others do fun things(it's amusing to watch me attempt anything....but I usually get up the courage towards the end). Lauralee brought a Nothing Bundt Cake....which are SO delicious, they have changed my life...seriously, I crave them all the time-yum-Thanks Lauralee!!!

Robert knows how much I adore sunflowers so he pulled over and picked me one:) I thought it was so cute.

Here's Lauralee and her adorable Camden; it always amazes me all the flips and turns and whatever she can do so easily, even after having this one!

Here's Macy-my cousin, Lauralee's sister, Camden, Lauralee, Me, and Lanae

Kayla, Me, and Kayla's friend(did I mention I'm really bad with names)

Brian and Robert having a little too much fun in the sumo suits if you ask me.

Funny story-all 9(Scotty is not pictured but came later w/his gray shirt) of the boys that came wore gray shirts, it was pretty funny.

A couple days after my birthday Robert used his friend Justin to surprise me with some sunflowers.

Since Kellie was working on my birthday(boo) she took me out yesterday. She gave me these beauties and a rad light up bouncy ball, took me to Jason's Deli, and then to 500 Days of Summer(great movie). It was super fun!
For my birthday Robert took me shopping, I've been wanting a summery yellow dress and I loved this one from Downeast, thanks hubby!!

"Work" Trip

For those of you who don't know I have been working for 4H Mentoring for the past few months. It is an awesome job and I have really enjoyed it. I get to work with kids and plan activities, it's kind of like playing and getting paid. In the beginning of August I was lucky enough to go with my boss to a conference in Washington D.C. It was the Department of Education Power of Change Conference. For the most part the conference was ok, but there were some really great key note speakers, including a girl the was in the library at Columbine during the tragic shootings.

The great perk of this trip was that it was a chance for me to see Washington D.C.! Jessica and I along with her parents got to go on a night tour, take a water taxi to Alexandria, and explore National Harbor. I am so glad that I got this opportunity and could see all the great history of how the U.S. began and evolved. Another little bonus was that while riding the metro we got to see/ mostly hear the boys in front of us fight....a little scary.

Here is Jessica and I....I am sad because I now know what Gilligan felt like when he realized his 3hr tour was going to be a bit longer. Here's the story; we got tickets for a 3hr night tour that was to take place from 7-10pm. When we got to the bus loading station we found ourselves waiting an extra 20minutes past when we were supposed to leave. Apparently the tour place overbooked by quite a lot and had to rent a large bus at the last second....how they overbooked a whole extra bus load I don't know. So we get on our newly rented bus and finally take off, only to pull over as soon as we get into D.C. Upon looking around we couldn't really figure out why we were stopped. Our bus driver got out and proceeded to sit down next to a lady outside...leaving us all on the bus with no idea of what was going on. Our bus driver continued to flirt with this chick (see picture below). The people in the front of the bus finally told us that we were there to get our tour guide. After about 20 minutes this guy who had been outside on the phone gets on the bus and tells us that our tour guide is on his way from a neighboring city and will be there within 20 minutes due to traffic (sure sure). So.....I'd say about 40 minutes later after our bus driver was left by the lady he was obviously flirting with our tour guide arrived-woohoo. Well the good thing is that our tour guide was amazing and super knowledgeable and really made the tour extra special. We finally finished our tour a little after midnight :)



Since our tour was so late Obama must have been asleep....I'm sure he was sad that he missed meeting me.


Please note that it is VERY humid and muggy in D.C.-hence how I look...









At the harbor they were playing the movie Flipper outside, it was really neat and I guess they do it every week.

4th Of July Fun

4th Of July

For the weekend of the 4th Robert and I, along with friends Justin and Danielle, went to Idaho. We stayed in Rexburg with our good friends Doug and Jamie who sadly left us to live there for school. We jammed a lot into the weekend, lots of junk food and soda were consumed by the boys, games were played, and old times were relived. On Friday night we went to Texas Roadhouse-so yum- and then the boys and girls split up to see different movies(boys to Transformers and girls to the Proposal-both good movies by the way....although I prefer the Proposal). On the 4th we went to snake river. There we jumped off a bridge-much funner and scarier that it sounds-and hung out by a neat waterfall area. Even though it was quick the trip was really fun and we loved hanging out with good friends!Jamie, me, and Danielle hanging on the bridge

Danielle and I after a LONG day of sun and funApparently Doug and I looked scared before jumping.....

Here's the river taking my shoe away....and Robert swimming after it....and Doug running after it...oops-i'll try to aim for the shore next time I toss my shoes off a bridge.

Here are a sampling of the many pictures I took of Robert and I trying to get a normal picture...My precious husband feels that normal is overrated and so these are the best....most normal I could get-gotta love him

Who's says blogging within 2 months of an event isn't timely?

Hmm, did I forget to blog about my best friend's wedding!?! Well here is a timely...well to some like me...recap of Kellie and Butch Fay's wedding. On May 2nd Robert and I got to watch them be married for eternity in the Mount Timpanogos Temple. It was raining that week but luckily it cleared up enough during the day for some great pictures. All of my close friends, including myself, have had rainy wedding days so we consider it a sign of good luck! The day was really great and it ended with a fun reception at a beautiful golf course in Pleasant Grove. Kellie and Butch were lucky enough to then head off to Hawaii and Disney world for their honeymoon.What's a wedding without a good car trashing, compliments of the Groomsmen(the picture doesn't do justice, they went ALL out)

In the months before Kellie's wedding I got to plan her Bridal Shower and Bachelorette Party as her maid of honer. I love planning a fun party so this was right up my alley. Her shower was at her mother-in-laws and Kellie came away with what I believe is a full kitchen. For her Bachelorette party we went to Jump On It in Lindon, ate at our favorite-Costa Vida, and did some more partying at my place-of course there was somewhat of a dress code for the entire event.

Here's kellie at her Bridal shower with her Flirty apron I picked out and fun stuff attached to it.
My favorite of Kellie.

Here's kellie and I after I helped her rake in some cash during the money dance.

Me, Tori, and Trisha taking a picture break from doing what we do best (that's dancing for those of you who don't know)

Hmmm.

So Robert and I were driving down the I-15 the other day and we see a couple on a motorcycle next to us, not really too out of the blue, right. Well a few moments later we look over and realize that the lady on the back......was reading a book!! That's right, she was just sitting on the back of the motorcycle going 80mph, reading a book she was holding with two hands. I couldn't believe it-she must be one seriously skilled reader.